A scout's take: Detroit Lions rookie Larry Warford will do just fine

12:04 AM,
Sep. 8, 2013

Lions offensive lineman Larry Warford

Written by

Russ Bolinger
Detroit Free Press Special Writer

I played right guard for the Lions back in the day. Who cares, right? Back then the position was a lot different. In the '70s and '80s, right guard was where most teams would hide their 22nd-best (or worst) player. I can remember feeling like I was the kid who always got picked last to play sandlot baseball. You know, the guy they stick in rightfield because he's the worst player on the block. That was me.

Even Joe Gibbs would say you can always find hobos and bums to play right guard in this league. Sorry, Joe, I was neither. But I was a truck driver. It was a job I had to take in the off-season because I never ...